The City Manager with the advise and consent of the Council
shall appoint a City Secretary who shall report to the City Manager;
and, the City Secretary shall act as the Municipal Clerk and Secretary
to the City and Council respectively, and shall hold office at the
pleasure of the City Manager. The City Secretary shall be entitled
to a seat at the Council table at all official meetings.
(Amended by Ordinance 14-047 at
an election held on November 4, 2014, prop. 3)
The duties and powers of the City Secretary shall be as follows:
(1)
Record
the minutes of all official meetings of the Council; provided, however,
only the captions of duly enacted ordinances and resolutions shall
be recorded in the minutes.
(2)
Be the
custodian of all municipal records of the Council.
(3)
Recommend
to the Council rules and regulations to be adopted by ordinances to
protect the safety and security of the municipal records.
(4)
Hold
and maintain the City Seal and affix to all instruments requiring
such seal.
(5)
To inquire
into or investigate the genuineness of any signature on and the factual
sufficiency of any initiative, referendum or recall petition filed
with the City Secretary in accordance with the provisions of this
Charter, and for that purpose the City Secretary shall have the power
to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, compel the production of
books, papers, records and other evidence.
(6)
Perform
such other duties as may be required by the Council.
The Council shall set the compensation of the City Secretary.
